Guinea vs Syria: Children under age 5

Guinea
2.19 million
in 2023
Syria
2.27 million
in 2023
Guinea rank
57th
Syria rank
55th

Children under age 5 over time

  • Guinea
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 2.27 million against 2.19 million in Guinea, a difference of 78,300.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.

Guinea ranks 57th and Syria ranks 55th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 523,557 724,911 201,353 Syria
1960s 634,514 1.03 million 399,028 Syria
1970s 778,258 1.45 million 676,232 Syria
1980s 971,884 1.95 million 976,055 Syria
1990s 1.32 million 2.33 million 1.00 million Syria
2000s 1.58 million 2.64 million 1.05 million Syria
2010s 1.92 million 2.59 million 666,785 Syria
2020s 2.15 million 2.09 million 63,410 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children under age 5, Guinea or Syria?
Syria, at 2.27 million against 2.19 million in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in children under age 5 between Guinea and Syria?
78,300, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Syria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Syria rank globally for children under age 5?
Guinea ranks 57th and Syria ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children under age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children under age 5
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed